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Intersection of Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law with respect to Cross Licensing Agreements

IIPRD

This has led to the introduction of intellectual property rights which are a set of exclusionary rights as it excludes the world from enjoying a set of rights arising out an invention or creation, except the inventor or creator. Cross-licensing agreements can both restrain and advance competition.

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Federal Circuit Weighs in on Temporal Rigidity of the Baye-Dole Act’s Licensing Provisions

Intellectual Property Law Blog

United States , [1] the Federal Circuit rejected a strict temporal limitation on when the Government’s license rights in patents stemming from federally funded research is triggered under the Bayh-Dole Act. The funding agency obtains a license to “subject inventions,” which is defined as “any invention. . . 35 U.S.C. §

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The Implications of Intellectual Property Laws in the Tourism Industry

IP and Legal Filings

Black’s Law Dictionary defines intellectual property as “a commercially valuable product of the human intellect, in a concrete or abstract form such as a copyrightable work, a protectable trademark, a patentable invention, or a trade secret.” IP Branding: Certification marks and GI.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The Report looked at: i) current and future applications of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”); ii) how intellectual property laws apply to NFTs and assets associated with NFTs; iii) intellectual property-related challenges arising from the use of NFTs; and iv) potential ways to use NFTs to secure and manage intellectual property rights.

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What Are the Risks of Not Patenting Your Invention?

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

For larger companies, budget is also a concern, but often it is also the time required of inventors to adequately document an invention disclosure and to work with a patent professional. It may allow you to gain access to a competitor’s patents by licensing your patents to them in return. So, what happens if you decide not to patent?

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Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC V. The Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs- A Reasoned Judgement or Inherently Contradictory?

SpicyIP

In a judgement passed on May 15, the Delhi High Court despite noting the lack of clarity on the concepts of “technical effect” and “contribution” in the context of the patentability of Computer Related Inventions, declared that the subject invention had technical effects.

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Time to look Beyond Compulsory Licenses? A Glimpse at the Ribociclib Case

SpicyIP

Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. She is keenly interested in Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law, and Corporate Law ]. It also says that no licenses were given out. The patented invention is not available at a reasonably affordable price. What Does the Past Tell Us?